Vocab List 5 - 9th

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Literal meaning of a word

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Denotation

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flawless

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Impeccable

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Social, cultural, and emotional associations of words

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Connotation

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Informal, everyday speech; slang

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Colloquial

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Goes beyond the literal meaning of words/phrases

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Figurative

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everywhere; extremely common

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Ubiquitous

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the same as, equivalent to

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Synonymous

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Deny someone's humanity and treat them as less than human.

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Dehumanize

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motionless with horror, shock, or wonder

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Transfixed

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A quote at the start of a text providing insight.

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Epigraph